Daily challenge: Friday, June 5, 2026

The complete record of this day's puzzles: each grid, every word it contained, and the players who scored highest. Words are validated against Popple's 172,727-word dictionary; minimum length is 3 letters on 4×4, 4 on 5×5, and 5 on 6×6.

4x4 grid (115 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

LEUI
AANT
RELT
ITNE

All 115 words in this grid

7-letter words (7)

ENTENTE, ENTERAL, ENTRANT, ITERANT, NETTLER, TELERAN, TENTIER

6-letter words (14)

ANTLER, ENTERA, ENTIRE, INTENT, LEANER, LENTEN, NETTLE, NUTLET, RELENT, TENTER, TENTIE, TENUTI, TINEAL, TRIENE

5-letter words (25)

ALANE, ALANT, ALERT, ALTER, ANEAR, ANELE, ANENT, AREAE, AREAL, ARENA, ARIEL, ARTEL, ENTER, INERT, INLET, LAARI, LEANT, RELET, RENAL, RENTE, TELAE, TENET, TINEA, TUNER, UNLET

4-letter words (37)

ALAE, ALAN, ALAR, ANTE, ANTI, AREA, AUNT, ELAN, ETNA, LANE, LARI, LEAL, LEAN, LEAR, LENT, NEAR, NENE, NETT, RALE, RANI, RANT, REAL, RENT, RIEL, RITE, TEAL, TEAR, TELA, TELE, TENT, TIER, TINE, TINT, TIRE, TUNA, TUNE, UNIT

3-letter words (32)

AAL, ALA, ALE, ALT, ANE, ANI, ANT, ARE, ART, EAR, EAU, ERA, IRE, LAR, LEA, LEI, LET, LEU, NAE, NET, NIT, NUT, RAN, REI, RET, TEA, TEL, TEN, TIE, TIN, TUI, TUN

5x5 grid (302 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

FEIEW
EAGTG
RNAHP
IETNL
SSAMM

All 302 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

PHANTASIES

9-letter words (6)

FANTASIES, FANTASISE, MASTERING, SERENATAS, TIGHTENER, TIGHTNESS

8-letter words (14)

AGITATES, ANATASES, ANGARIES, ARISTATE, EERINESS, FANTASIE, FERNIEST, GANISTER, GIANTESS, INTERAGE, RESINATE, SERENATA, SERENATE, WEIGHTER

7-letter words (33)

AERIEST, AGITATE, AGNATES, ANATASE, ANTEING, ANTSIER, ARISTAE, EARNEST, EERIEST, ENTASES, ENTASIS, ETHANES, FAERIES, FARNESS, FEARING, FEIGNER, GARNETS, INGATES, MASSIER, MASSING, NAGANAS, NEAREST, RESTAGE, RESTATE, RETSINA, SERINGA, STENGAH, TEASING, TERNATE, THANAGE, TIGHTEN, TIGHTER, WEIGHTS

6-letter words (52)

AERIES, AGATES, AGNATE, ANISES, ARISEN, ARISES, ARISTA, ASSENT, ASTERN, EARING, EASING, EIGHTS, ENATES, ENRAGE, ENTERA, ESTATE, ETHANE, FAERIE, FARINA, FARING, FERINE, GARNET, GIANTS, GNEISS, HAEING, HANGAR, INGATE, MANAGE, MANANA, MANTES, MASTER, NAGANA, NEREIS, REATAS, RENEST, RENTES, RESIST, SATANG, SEINER, SENATE, SERINE, SERING, SIESTA, SINTER, SISTER, STANES, STERNA, TANIST, TASSIE, THANES, TIGHTS, WEIGHT

5-letter words (90)

AERIE, AGATE, ANEAR, ANISE, ANTAE, ANTAS, ANTES, AREAS, ARENA, ARISE, ASSET, ASTER, ATMAN, ATMAS, EERIE, EIGHT, ENATE, ENTER, ERNES, ETNAS, FAENA, FAITH, FANES, FANGA, FARES, FEIGN, FERES, GANEF, GARNI, GATES, GHATS, GIANT, GNATS, HAETS, HANTS, HATER, HATES, INTER, MANTA, MASER, MASSE, MATER, MATES, NANAS, NARES, NARIS, NATES, NEATH, NEATS, NEIST, PHAGE, RAGEE, RANEE, RANGE, RANIS, RANTS, REATA, RENTE, RENTS, RESIN, RETAG, RISEN, RISES, SATES, SEATS, SEINE, SENGI, SERAI, SERIN, SINES, SINGE, SIREE, SIREN, SIRES, STAGE, STANE, STANG, STATE, STEAM, STEIN, STERE, STERN, TASSE, TATER, TATES, TERAI, TERNE, THANE, TIGHT, WEIGH

4-letter words (106)

AGAR, AGEE, AGHA, ANAS, ANES, ANGA, ANIS, ANTA, ANTE, ANTS, AREA, ARES, ASEA, ATES, ATMA, EARN, EAST, EATH, EATS, ERNE, ETAS, ETNA, FANE, FANG, FARE, FEAR, FERE, FERN, GAEN, GAES, GAIT, GANE, GATE, GATS, GEAR, GETA, GHAT, GNAR, GNAT, HAAF, HAAR, HAEN, HAES, HAET, HANG, HANT, HATE, HATS, IRES, MAES, MANA, MASS, MAST, MATE, MATH, MATS, NAAN, NANA, NEAR, NEAT, NESS, NEST, NETS, PHAT, RAGA, RAGE, RAGI, RANG, RANI, RANT, REAM, REEF, REIN, REIS, RENT, REST, RETS, RING, RISE, SATE, SEAM, SEAS, SEAT, SEIS, SENE, SENT, SERA, SERE, SETA, SETS, SINE, SING, SIRE, STAG, STAT, TANG, TASS, TATE, TATS, TEAM, TEAS, TEAT, TERN, THAE, THAN, THAT

6x6 grid (75 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

ICCOIE
IAEWER
OBFURA
EGSCLA
TIHPOL
EHHILL

All 75 words in this grid

8-letter words (4)

OBSCURER, SCREWIER, SHILLALA, SULPHITE

7-letter words (4)

ALLURER, LOCULAR, OBSCURE, SURREAL

6-letter words (21)

ALLURE, ARCHIL, CHIGOE, COLLAR, COLURE, COWIER, CURARE, CURARI, CURRIE, FULCRA, HEISHI, HILLOA, IRREAL, OCULAR, OPHITE, PILLAR, PLURAL, RALPHS, REWIRE, THIGHS, WOEFUL

5-letter words (46)

AERIE, ARCUS, AREAL, BOGIE, CHILL, CHIPS, CLOPS, COALA, COWER, CRAAL, CRUSH, CURER, FEWER, HEIGH, HIGHS, HILLO, LAARI, LARCH, LAREE, LOCHS, LOCUS, LUCRE, LURCH, LURER, OCREA, PLUSH, POLAR, RALPH, SCREE, SCREW, SCULL, SCULP, SHILL, SPILL, SPOIL, SUCRE, SURAL, SURER, SURRA, THIGH, URAEI, URARE, URARI, UREAL, WIRER, WIRRA